# South Korea Gender Minister Nominee Defends Keeping Assembly Seat

Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in says she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat.

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Yong Hye-in, the Gender Minister nominee for South Korea, said on 2026-09-02 that she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat to take her newly nominated Cabinet position. [^1]

Kim Min-seok, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party of Korea, said on 2026-09-03 that the public's judgment and voice regarding the controversy over Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, must be respected as they are. [^2]

Yong Hye-in highlighted that the Basic Income Party would become a non-parliamentary party should she resign as a lawmaker. [^3]

Kim Min-seok said on 2026-09-03 that typical confirmation hearings address hidden corruption revealed during the process, but this case concerns judgments about facts already known without a hearing, making it different from the usual case. [^4]

Lawmakers in South Korea can serve as members of the Cabinet, but proportional representatives customarily give up their parliamentary seats to take such posts. [^5]

Kim Min-seok said on 2026-09-03 that he is hearing many criticisms and concerns about Yong Hye-in and is thinking deeply, and that the nominee herself is also aware of them. [^6]

Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, arrived at her confirmation hearing preparation office in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on 2026-09-02 and answered reporters' questions. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Yong Hye-in, the Gender Minister nominee for South Korea, said on 2026-09-02 that she is aware of concerns over retaining her National Assembly seat to take her newly nominated Cabinet position. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
2. Kim Min-seok, leader of South Korea's Democratic Party of Korea, said on 2026-09-03 that the public's judgment and voice regarding the controversy over Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, must be respected as they are. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)
3. Yong Hye-in highlighted that the Basic Income Party would become a non-parliamentary party should she resign as a lawmaker. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
4. Kim Min-seok said on 2026-09-03 that typical confirmation hearings address hidden corruption revealed during the process, but this case concerns judgments about facts already known without a hearing, making it different from the usual case. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)
5. Lawmakers in South Korea can serve as members of the Cabinet, but proportional representatives customarily give up their parliamentary seats to take such posts. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
6. Kim Min-seok said on 2026-09-03 that he is hearing many criticisms and concerns about Yong Hye-in and is thinking deeply, and that the nominee herself is also aware of them. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)
7. Yong Hye-in, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, arrived at her confirmation hearing preparation office in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on 2026-09-02 and answered reporters' questions. (KyungHyangSinmun, News)

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